Israeli troops shot and wounded a physically disabled Palestinian man
during an arrest operation in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on
Thursday, a prisoners’ rights group said.

Motazz Obeidu, 32, was “seriously wounded by Israeli army gunfire
during an arrest operation” at dawn, the Ramallah-based Prisoners Club
said, describing him as “physically disabled” although it did not say
how.

Local residents said the arrest took place at Obeidu’s shop.

The
Israeli army confirmed that a man had been shot after he turned violent
during an arrest operation, but did not comment on whether or not he
was disabled.

“During the apprehension, the Palestinian suspect… began to act
violently, throwing an axe, a gas canister and a wheelbarrow at
soldiers, injuring two of them,” a spokeswoman told AFP.

“He then attempted to steal one of the soldiers’ weapons. The
soldiers fired towards him to stop him and he was lightly injured,” she
said, indicating that Obeidu was treated at the scene and then taken to
an Israeli hospital.